The Ramones' fourth studio album, originally released September 22, 1978, was
their first album with drummer Tommy Ramone's replacement, Marky Ramone.

Road To Ruin features a more 'classic' pop sound than in previous material. Also
evident, are influences from girl groups from the '60s as well as The Byrds.

"Road To Ruin is a real good album. It isn't as funny or as powerful as their
debut, but this does not mean the band is losing its grip. It means they figured
out that the nigh-pure power chords and satire of their first three records -
though enormously satisfying to smart people like myself - was too threatening
to dumb people like you. So the Ramones compromised. They decided to meet you
halfway and cut some slow songs, some guitar solos, some stuff that sounds like
it uses twelve-string and pedal steel. Hard-core punk fans are liable to scream
"sellout", but they should count themselves lucky that the group didn't pull
this on the second LP when the first one didn't do that well. Over half the
songs on Road To Ruin are straight-ahead rockers anyway, so I will tolerate no
complaints." - Charles Young, Rolling Stone, 1978

"The Ramones' first four albums stand together as the most toweringly
aggressive, misleadingly primitive, perfectly phrased musical statement ever
made." - NME

Selections:
1. I Just Want to Have Something To Do
2. I Wanted Everything
3. Don't Come Close
4. I Don't Want You
5. Needles & Pins
6. I'm Against It
7. I Wanna Be Sedated
8. Go Mental
9. Questioningly
10. She's the One
11. Bad Brain
12. It's A Long Way Back